Tag: Defense
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Maxar Secures $205 Million in Strategic Contracts to Advance Sovereign Capabilities in Middle East and Africa
Maxar Intelligence, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, announced three new multi-year strategic contracts totaling $204.7 million that will help accelerate sovereign defense and intelligence capabilities and space leadership across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The contracts, which expand on Maxar’s two decades-long leadership in the region, are built around Maxar’s Direct…
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RTX and Shield AI Partner to Develop New Defense Capabilities
RTX and Shield AI announced a new partnership to integrate Shield AI capabilities into select RTX defense products, like loitering munitions and sensors. This collaboration will deliver enhanced, autonomous capabilities to US and allied defense forces. RTX will integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind to field the first operational weapon powered by Networked Collaborative Autonomy (NCA) –…
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BAE Systems and Defense Unicorns to Deliver Scalable Secure Software for DoD’s P1 Solutions
BAE Systems, a leading provider of defense systems integration and advanced DevSecOps services, in collaboration with Defense Unicorns, a pioneer in secure software delivery platforms announced that their joint solution has achieved “Awardable” status through the Platform One (P1) Solutions Marketplace. The P1 Solutions Marketplace is a digital repository of post-competition, five-minute long readily-awardable pitch…
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Boeing Secures $2.8 Billion Space Force Contract for Next-Gen Strategic SATCOM ESS Program
The United State Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded a $2.8B contract to The Boeing Company to build and deliver the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program. ESS replaces the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) capability currently provided by the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) system, modernizing…
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ESA and Leonardo Teams up to Advance Satellite Navigation Resilience with Smart Antennas
European Space Agency (ESA), in a move to strengthen the reliability of satellite navigation systems, has collaborated with Leonardo to explore advanced antenna technologies and machine learning (ML) solutions. The project aims to combat growing threats such as GNSS jamming and spoofing, which can disrupt critical satellite-based positioning services. At the heart of the initiative…
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Pacific Defense to Launch MOSA-Enabled RF Payload to Improve Space Situational Awareness
Pacific Defense, the leading provider of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) products, has secured the inaugural launch for its Moonraker MOSA space Radio Frequency (RF) payload on board the K2 Space Gravitas Mission in February 2026. The mission includes a series of multi-orbit Space Situational Awareness (SSA) demonstrations showcasing the payload’s mission flexibility. Moonraker is…
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Mercury Systems Selected to Enhance U.S Defense Microelectronics Supply Chain
Mercury Systems, a technology company that delivers mission-critical processing to the edge, announced it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for funding through its Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Program to develop a next-generation RF signal conditioning multi-chip package (MCP). The IBAS Program aims to improve the readiness and competitiveness…
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Momentus Secures Contract in U.S Space Force SpaceWERX Maneuver Challenge
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite buses and in-space infrastructure services, announced it has signed a $1.86M Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force. The award supports the in-space flight demonstration of a novel, low-cost multi-spectral sensor suite for Rendezvous…
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Planet Labs Secures Four Awards for AI Solutions in the Defense and Intelligence Sector
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced that following its June 4, 2025, earnings announcement, it has secured four major awards for its new AI-enabled solutions with customers in the Defense & Intelligence sector. These wins build on the global momentum discussed on Planet’s last earnings…
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Unibap Space Solutions: Leading the Shift to AI-Powered Edge Computing in Orbit
Unibap Space Solutions AB, Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, is driving innovation in edge computing hardware, software, and services for intelligent space missions. With a mission to deliver “trustworthy innovation in space,” Unibap specializes in rugged, space-hardened computing platforms that empower satellites to run advanced AI/ML workloads in orbit, enabling real-time data…